This page includes short videos that will be shown in class in addition to lengthy videos to be watched outside of class.


  • Two Video Reflection Papers are required for the course.
  • Choose videos that have the caption: Option for Video Reflection Paper.
  • Use the Video Reflection Instruction and Rubric Sheet to guide you.
  • Upload your Video Reflection Papers in the Drop Box in Blackboard.


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The History of Hokuleʻa
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Conflict over control of water at Waiahole, Oʻahu
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Jamaica Osorio - 1893


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Paʻa Ke Aupuni is a unique 60-minute hand- drawn, animated film that gets straight to the point. It zooms in on key facts explaining how the Hawaiian Kingdom came to be, how it evolved to stand firmly on the international world stage of sovereign nations, and how the United States came to claim Hawai‘i.
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Kumukahi - Living Hawaiian Culture





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Unit 1 - Kumulipo with Kaleikoa Kaʻeo
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Kumulipo/E Pua Ana Ka Makani by Makaha Sons of Niihau
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Option for Video Reflection Paper




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Conquest of Hawaiʻi - Option for Video Reflection
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ʻAha: Past, Present and Future


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Act of War - Option for Video Reflection



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Option for Video Reflection Paper
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Excerpt on Hawaiʻiʻs plantation heritage - Kauaʻi featured


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Excerpt on Pidgin, which is also known as Hawaiʻi Creole
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Short Excerpt on one of Niʻihauʻs paniolo (cowboy)

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Hawaiian cultural perspective on mahu; Option for Video Reflection
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The Voice on TheBus - significance of Hawaiian place names




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Kahoʻolawe Aloha ʻĀina - Option for Video Reflection
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Noho Hewa Excerpt - Weʻll watch the full video in class. Option for Video Reflection Paper



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Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege - Option for Video Reflection
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Kapu Aloha - From ʻŌiwi Tv





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Drunk History - Captain James Cook Returns
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Silly parody